Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects

Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, also known as Ultra Mega Solar Parks, are a series of solar power projects planned by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Union Government of India.[1] Each power project has a minimum capacity of 500 MW.[2]

In December 2014, the Government of India introduced a scheme to establish at least 25 solar parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, adding over 20 GW of installed solar power capacity. The Central Government provides financial support for the construction of these solar projects.[3] In February 2017, the Union Cabinet increased the total number of planned solar parks to 50 with a total capacity of 40 GW. By April 2017, 34 solar parks were under construction across 21 states.[4]

List of projects

List of Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects[5]
Project name Location State Commission Date Capacity
Currently Installed Planned
NP Kunta Ultra Mega Solar Park Anantpur Andhra Pradesh 9 May 2016 250 MW 1,000 MW
Kamuthi Solar Power Project Kamuthi Tamil Nadu 21 September 2016 648 MW
Bhadla Solar Park Jodhpur Rajasthan 22 February 2017 260 MW 2,225 MW
Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park Kurnool Andhra Pradesh 29 March 2017 900 MW 1,000 MW
Pavagada Solar Park Pavagada Karnataka June 2017 - 2,700 MW
Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Rewa Madhya Pradesh December, 2018 - 750 MW
Kadapa Ultra Mega Solar Park Kadapa Andhra Pradesh 2018 - 1,000 MW
Banaskantha Gujarat Planning - 750 MW
Leh and Kargil[6] Jammu and Kashmir Planning - 7,500 MW
Punjab Planning - 2,000 MW
Jaisalmer Rajasthan Planning - 3,700 MW
Mehboob Nagar Telangana Planning - 1,000 MW
Allahabad Uttar Pradesh Planning - 600 MW
Sambhar Ultra Mega Solar Power Project Sambhar Rajasthan On hold - 4,000 MW

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction :: Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), A Government of India Enterprise". SECI. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  2. ↑ Smiti Mittal (2014-09-15). "India Considers Adding 20 GW Capacity Through Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects". Cleantechnica.com. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Scheme for Development of Ultra Mega Solar Parks". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  4. ↑ Prasad, Gireesh Chandra (2017-04-07). "ADB to lend $175 million to Power Grid for transmission project". http://www.livemint.com/. Retrieved 2017-05-11. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ By Ians (2014-11-28). "12 States to Set up Solar Parks, Ultra Mega Solar Projects: Goyal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Solar parks with capacity of 7500 MW to come up in Ladakh". The Times of India. Retrieved 2017-03-20.

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